I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 803 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2009 Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Green Transit Act.

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Greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans

(a)

Highway planning

Section 134(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: Such plans and TIPs shall be developed after consideration of emissions of greenhouse gases (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) and shall provide for reductions in such emissions. (b)

Public transportation planning

Section 5303(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: Such plans and TIPs shall be developed after consideration of emissions of greenhouse gases (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) and shall provide for reductions in such emissions.